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<I>Viva Hate</I> re-release review in The Times (UK)

posted by davidt on Monday February 04 2002, @10:00AM
JOHNY TRUANT writes:

Link to review of the reissue of Viva Hate: Reissues Choice by Rob Chapman

in this weekend's Times supplement PLAY.

"what now, big man?" indeed.
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Ruffian also notes the review received 4 out of 5 stars. Excerpt:
WHILE HIS Eighties contemporaries head for the revival circuit like so many Widow Twankies, the last of the famous international pop stars sits sulking in his LA mansion. Viva Hate, Morrissey's 1989 debut solo album, takes us back to a time when the singer's future looked so full of promise. His initial solo singles went straight to No 1 on the strength of pre-release sales and expectation alone. Alas, it all ended with the ignominy of Steven Patrick, draped in a Union Jack in Finsbury Park, discovering to his horror that the English proletariat were no more than missile-throwing Madness fans...
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  • This is quite a good review. But I doubt that Morrissey 'must yearn for the days when passionate bright young things used to invade the stage and drape themselves from his neck.' This bastard must have neglected to have gone to a gig on the Oye Esteban tour.

    MORRISSEY! IM A PASSIONATE BRIGHT YOUNG THING! TOUR AGAIN AND ILL DRAPE MYSELF FROM YOUR NECK!!!
    memphis <[email protected]> -- Monday February 04 2002, @03:06PM (#23985)
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  • Um... why have they re-released it? It didn't do that fabulously the first time round, did it?
    MyMelody -- Tuesday February 05 2002, @08:24PM (#24128)
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    • Re:Haters by 67david (Score:1) Wednesday February 06 2002, @08:42AM

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